Committees

Prison reform: Education and healthcare commissioning

21 February 2017

The Justice Committee explores proposed reforms to education and healthcare commissioning as part of its sub-inquiry into governor empowerment and prison performance, part of its ongoing inquiry into prison reform.

Proposed reforms to education and healthcare commissioning

This session focuses on the implications of the Government's proposals to give prison governors more power over commissioning education and healthcare services in their prisons.

The Committee will hear from witnesses involved in providing and commissioning education and other services, as well as healthcare. This will be an opportunity to explore their views on the proposed reforms.

Witnesses

Tuesday 21 February 2017, Grimond Room, Portcullis House

At 9.45am

  • Amy Rice, Deputy Director, Prison Safety and Reform lead on Empowerment and Accountable Governors, Ministry of Justice
  • Nina Champion, Head of Policy, Prisoners' Education Trust / Prisoner Learning Alliance
  • Nathan Dick, Head of Policy and Communications, Clinks

At 10.35 am (approximately)

  • Kate Davies, Director of Public Health, Armed Forces and their Families and Health & Justice, NHS England
  • Dr Rachael Pickering, Co-chair, BMA Forensic Medicine Committee
  • Dr Eamonn O'Moore, Public Health England, and Director of the UK Collaborating Centre to the WHO Health in Prisons Programme

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